Tag: Barack Obama

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be meeting with a Republican president for the first time. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)

A new beginning with Israel

Washington Examiner · February 15, 2017 5:04 am

Only 37 percent of those polled called the move a "Muslim ban." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Poll: Majority of voters don’t think Trump’s executive order is a ‘Muslim ban’

Anna Giaritelli · February 14, 2017 11:44 pm

Two airline pilots unions want President Trump to stop Norwegian Air International from flying into the U.S. (AP Photo/Johan Nilsson / TT) SWEDEN OUT

Trump meets with pilot unions on permit for Norwegian Air

Sean Higgins · February 14, 2017 11:02 pm

"It wasn't about sanctions. It was about the 35 guys [Russian diplomats] who were thrown out," Flynn said in an interview. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Flynn defends talks with Russia: ‘It wasn’t about sanctions’

Sarah Bedford · February 14, 2017 9:05 pm

Echoing one of President Ronald Reagan's most-remembered quotes, Streep argued that if and only if the republic survives his presidency, Trump "will have woken us up to how fragile freedom really is." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Beltway Confidential

Streep vs. Streep: Meryl’s inadvertent embrace of constitutional conservatism

Emily Jashinsky · February 13, 2017 8:27 pm

Lyndon B. Johnson placed a longtime political associate, Abe Fortas, on the court in part so that Fortas could alert him if his Great Society programs faced legal jeopardy and to keep the court from overturning them. He persuaded a sitting justice, Arthur Goldberg, to step down and become UN ambassador in order to open a seat for Fortas, who eventually was forced to resign in disgrace. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)

Trump attack on judge hardly unprecedented. FDR, LBJ and Obama did the same.

Salena Zito · February 12, 2017 6:00 am

Planned Parenthood is a billion-dollar industry whose product is death.

Restoring actual choice on abortion

Washington Examiner · February 12, 2017 5:04 am

The Obamas will soon take the stage at private events. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Obamas sign with agents for speaking, book deals

Anna Giaritelli · February 10, 2017 9:57 pm

The president has aroused vigorous opposition in his first few weeks in office. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Precedented: Is Trump uniquely awful? Some historic perspective

Michael Barone · February 10, 2017 9:27 pm

House Republicans plan to use the CRA to repeal Obama's order requiring states to subsidize Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Beltway Confidential

Hill Republicans plan to kill Obama’s order on taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood

Philip Wegmann · February 10, 2017 4:27 pm

The Adventures of Barracuda Obama

Washington Examiner · February 10, 2017 7:10 am

Protests at U.S. airports against President Trump and his travel ban has not scared off foreign visitors. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Opposition to wussiness is the driving force in US politics

Philip Klein · February 10, 2017 5:56 am